The Soulful Artist

Life. Art. Transcendence.

Day 21 of My 30 Days of Creativity Challenge. How far would you go for someone you love? You’d go pretty far, yes? But what about if that someone was yourself? Would you still go as far? Working on Valentine’s cards and it made me think … There was a time in my life where …

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Day 20 of My 30 Day Creativity Challenge … I didn’t really create anything new today. Well, I take that back … I spent some time today working on some paintings and cards I already had. Playing, adding layers, enjoying myself. My paintings are a lot like me. I’m the same, yet I’m different. I …

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Day 19 of My 30 Day Creativity Challenge. Have you ever been so engrossed in something, or distracted while doing something that you totally miss the entire experience? I mean, you’re just not there, not present. In the past, it’s happened to me more times than I care to admit. There but not there. I …

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Day 12 of my 30 Days of Creativity Challenge. Too many times I’ve looked at my work, admiring with a happy heart, only to feel a bit of questioning, wondering if what I’ve created is “good enough.” It’s fleeting, lasting only a moment, but that moment of doubt is a disservice to my creation. What …

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Day 11 of my 30 Days of Creativity Challenge. I didn’t have a clear idea of what I would create today. I was kind of just going thru the motions, playing with paint and just thankful to be able to create. I have to admit that I was multi-tasking also: cleaning out my space and …

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Day 9 of my 30 Days of Creativity Challenge! Short and sweet today because it’s my weekend to work. It’s so fun to collage in my journal. I realize my theme today centered around not being afraid, about having the courage to be unapologetically yourself. Up until recently, I’ve had some imposter syndrome when it …

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Day 4 of 30 of my 30 Days Of Creativity Challenge. Sometimes I feel as if I don’t have the time to take to paint and create, even if it’s only for a few minutes. It’s when this happens that I know that the time I take is necessary. The time I spend creating is …

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Day 1 of 30 of my 30 Days of Creativity Challenge. I love “pulling paint.” Just mixing up colors and seeing what comes through. I love blues and purples – they’re obviously my favorite colors. I never know what’s going to appear or what the end product will look like. It’s why I love abstract …

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Day/Card 39 of 39 … Original … There is only ONE you. There will never be another you, ever. I heard somewhere that there has been a study where scientists did the math and took into account all the natural disasters, wars, and all kinds of other things and calculated that the odds of YOU …

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Day/Card 35 of 39 … Abundant … You know this scenario … you’re a child being asked to make a choice … Would you like this (candy, toy, etc.), or would you like that? This OR that? You ultimately become conditioned to pick one or the other, despite the fact that you want both because …

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